Parliamentary questions

Childcare Services

Neasa Hourigan

470. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to professionalise the early childhood home visiting sector; his plans to ensure ring-fenced budgetary supports for the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46176/23]

Abortion Services

Neasa Hourigan

350. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an annual breakdown of the number of reimbursements made via the primary care reimbursement scheme for first consultations for abortion care from 2019 to 2022, inclusive. [45928/23]

Abortion Services

Neasa Hourigan

351. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an annual breakdown of the number of reimbursements made via the primary care reimbursement scheme for second consultations for abortion care from 2019 to 2022, inclusive. [45929/23]

Abortion Services

Neasa Hourigan

352. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an annual breakdown of the number of reimbursements made via the primary care reimbursement scheme for third consultations for abortion care from 2019 to 2022, inclusive. [45930/23]

Abortion Services

Neasa Hourigan

353. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an annual breakdown of the number of abortions provided in hospital-based abortion services under Section 12 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 from 2019 to 2022, inclusive. [45931/23]

Abortion Services

Neasa Hourigan

354. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an annual breakdown of the number of abortions provided by the community-based healthcare providers such as GPs, family planning clinics, women’s health clinics, student health services under Section 12 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 from 2019 to 2022, inclusive. [45932/23]

Departmental Strategies

Neasa Hourigan

65. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Taoiseach to outline the work completed on implementation of the Well-being Framework Policy post-Budget 2023 and prior to Budget 2024; the data sets used in that process; the outcomes of those processes, in tabular form [45485/23]

Equality Issues

Neasa Hourigan

120. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the work completed on gender equality budgeting by his Department post-Budget 2023 and prior to Budget 2024; the data sets used in that process; the outcomes of those processes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45464/23]

Tax Code

Neasa Hourigan

160. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance for the Revenue Commissioners' plans to reassess their planned revised tax treatment of general medical services income of general practitioners which is to be effective from 1 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44857/23]

Income Inequality

Neasa Hourigan

208. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No.41 of 15 February 2023, if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which noted that the Commission on Taxation and Welfare analysis of universal basic income was based on an insufficient number of studies and recommended that further examination of the proposal be undertaken; his plans for further examination of universal basic income, and to conduct a pilot in the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45243/23]

State Pensions

Neasa Hourigan

349. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to publish the report on the benchmarked/indexed rate of State pension payments which was introduced as an input to the Budget process this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44699/23]

Departmental Schemes

Neasa Hourigan

645. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants and funding streams available to assist community centres with the maintenance and upgrade of their facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44701/23]

Transport Policy

Neasa Hourigan

76. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the work undertaken by his Department to introduce mandatory accessibility requirements, similar to road safety standards for motorists, rather than design guidelines for persons using walking infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44477/23]

Transport Policy

Neasa Hourigan

77. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the members and participation of the National Guidelines and Standards Group in his Department; the work completed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44478/23]

Transport Policy

Neasa Hourigan

78. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline representation and participation by disability advocates or persons with disabilities in the work of the National Guidelines and Standards Group currently operating in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44479/23]

Transport Policy

Neasa Hourigan

79. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline work undertaken by his Department and by the National Guidelines and Standards Group to remove shared space guidelines from national documents, standards and circulars including the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44480/23]

Tax Code

Neasa Hourigan

92. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline any approaches or negotiations engaged in by Ireland with other EU Member States to waive the exemption on aviation fuel tax for intra-community flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44476/23]

Climate Change Policy

Neasa Hourigan

54. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline which public body has responsibility for ensuring compliance with section 15.1 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 on film productions which are in receipt of funding under Section 481 of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997. [44259/23]

Overseas Development Aid

Neasa Hourigan

8. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made to date in achieving the target for overseas development assistance of 0.7% of gross national income by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43722/23]

Defibrillators Provision

Neasa Hourigan

192. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide funding to ensure that defibrillators are in place in all special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43662/23]

School Funding

Neasa Hourigan

195. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education the funding and grants available to schools for ICT infrastructure, such as desktop PCs, projectors and printers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43687/23]

Homeless Persons Supports

Neasa Hourigan

273. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the research his Department has undertaken to examine the experiences and impact of in-work homelessness; if he will outline the supports in place for people who are working whilst experiencing homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43696/23]

Healthcare Policy

Neasa Hourigan

469. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce mandatory fortification of foodstuffs with folic acid following his Department's Folic Acid Policy Committee report on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43498/23]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

489. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 27 September 2022, if he will outline which five recommendations are still in progress as part of the full implementation of the Chief Medical Officer’s report on The Use of Uro-Gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43586/23]

Defibrillators Provision

Neasa Hourigan

512. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to ensure that defibrillators are available in public places, such as community centres and schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43663/23]

Pharmacy Services

Neasa Hourigan

515. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure hospital pharmacy technicians are subject to a statutory professional regulatory regime and that their qualification is standardised across the various providers of pharmacy technician education and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43709/23]

Local Authorities

Neasa Hourigan

266. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name of the external supplier procured by his Department in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service to assist in the search of a permanent replacement for the role of chief executive of Dublin City Council; the cost of the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43232/23]

Recycling Policy

Neasa Hourigan

58. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has ensured that the infrastructure associated with the deposit return scheme will be universally accessible, in particular for wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43020/23]

Active Travel

Neasa Hourigan

68. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that local authorities are prevented from using national active travel funding for the repair and upgrade of existing walking routes, including where there are existing footpaths and walkways; if he is aware that this is having a negative impact on investment in walking infrastructure vis-à-vis other active travel infrastructure by local authorities; his plans to review this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42874/23]

Legal Aid

Neasa Hourigan

167. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to raise criminal legal aid fees paid to solicitors to pre-2008 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42966/23]

Data Protection

Neasa Hourigan

226. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if any investigations will be considered in light of findings from the Data Protection Commissioner that officials in his Department kept dossiers in a manner that was unlawful and unnecessary, containing sensitive information on families of children with autism who had previously engaged in litigation with the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43122/23]

Child Poverty

Neasa Hourigan

137. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Taoiseach if he will outline how the new child poverty unit within his Department will address the data deficit in terms of regional mapping of child poverty; what means the unit will use to assess where there are higher concentrations of child poverty; and what ethnic identifiers the unit will use to assess which populations are most at risk and to ensure that culturally appropriate supports are in place. [42689/23]

School Staff

Neasa Hourigan

302. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education her plans to re-introduce additional payments for teachers who gain extra qualifications, such as a special education qualification or a doctorate degree; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42317/23]

School Funding

Neasa Hourigan

325. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education the schemes and funding streams available to assist schools green their external spaces, with, for example, trees and landscaped green areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42650/23]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

476. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 12,483 non-coursing greyhounds born and registered with the Irish Coursing Club between January 1st 2021 and December 31st 2021 that were registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland only, taking onboard that under the terms of the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, the Irish Coursing Club is obliged to furnish this information to Rásaíocht Con Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42270/23]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

477. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds born and registered with the Irish Coursing Club between January 1st 2022 and December 31st 2022 that were registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland only, taking on board that under the terms of the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, the Irish Coursing Club is obliged to furnish this information to Rasaíocht Con Eireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42271/23]

Departmental Priorities

Neasa Hourigan

540. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the Government’s plans to provide for regulation of the translation and interpreting sectors and establish industry standards, to ensure interpreters who work in hospitals, in international protection, in Garda stations, in the courts, and so on, have appropriate training in how to interpret in those particular circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42464/23]

Departmental Funding

Neasa Hourigan

603. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the spending of the €110,000 which was allocated in the budget 2023 for the development of a diabetes register; whether unused funding will carry over to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42295/23]

Departmental Funding

Neasa Hourigan

604. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of a programme manager to assist in the development of a diabetes register; whether this process has stalled as a result of a HSE recruitment embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42296/23]

Departmental Funding

Neasa Hourigan

605. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the spending of funding allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a national paediatric diabetes audit, in conjunction with NOCA, following the publication of a detailed feasibility study; if he will provide an update on the recruitment of a programme manager and data analytics staff who were required to commence audit development; whether unused funding will carry over to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42297/23]

Departmental Data

Neasa Hourigan

655. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 664 of 20 June 2023, the number of complaints submitted for review under the Dignity at Work policy by HSE employees and subsequently screened out by HSE employee relations personnel as not meeting the criteria for this process, in each CHO and hospital group area in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the percentage of cases deemed as such; and the duration in each case that the employee waited for this verdict, from the time they submitted the complaint. [42573/23]

Health Service Executive

Neasa Hourigan

706. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1045 of 20 September 2023, the specific requirements for the advertising of local recruitment competitions, as opposed to national panel recruitment competitions, for HSE staff grade and senior grade psychology posts, such that they are compliant with the Commission for Public Service Appointments and the HSE's own recruitment protocols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42846/23]

Health Service Executive

Neasa Hourigan

707. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1045 of 20 September 2023, the difference between internal and external appointments in respect of HSE psychology recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42847/23]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

239. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the significance of greyhound owners listed as 'GRI-SALES' for dozens of Irish greyhounds on a website (details supplied); how such greyhounds are recorded on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; the current location of a particular greyhound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42042/23]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

240. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the circumstances of the export of an Irish greyhound (details supplied) to China and his current status on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; if he is aware that the greyhound set a new track record at Lifford stadium on 4 June 2023 but did not finish (DNF) his last recorded race at Dundalk stadium on 15 July 2023, suggesting serious injury; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42059/23]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

241. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds yearly from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2023 who were traced on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system (RCÉTS); to provide a yearly breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of greyhounds on RCÉTS who normally reside at registered kennels in Northern Ireland or elsewhere, outside Greyhound Racing Ireland's jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42060/23]

Departmental Projects

Neasa Hourigan

37. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Taoiseach for an update on the status of the project to develop a national model that will help support communication with communities where accommodation centres are opening. [41723/23]

Departmental Priorities

Neasa Hourigan

133. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the development of a national diabetes register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41724/23]

Child Poverty

Neasa Hourigan

95. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Taoiseach whether data is collected on rates of child poverty, particularly in areas of deprivation, as defined by Pobal, by his Department or any relevant bodies; the methods used; and the subsets under which this data is collected. [41134/23]

Bus Services

Neasa Hourigan

136. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to staffing and hiring issues affecting the current operation of, and the planned extension of, public bus services in the Cork metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41101/23]

Tax Code

Neasa Hourigan

163. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to undertake a review of the VAT classification of hairdressers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41143/23]

Departmental Priorities

Neasa Hourigan

200. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the proposed bridge across the River Liffey at the War Memorial Gardens; the timeline for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41094/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Neasa Hourigan

251. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if the building unit within her Department will meet with a school (details supplied) which has an outstanding meeting request since September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41153/23]

Child Poverty

Neasa Hourigan

368. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether data is collected on rates of child poverty, particularly in areas of deprivation, as defined by Pobal, by her Department or any relevant bodies; the methods used; the subsets under which this data is collected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41135/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Neasa Hourigan

389. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that those in receipt of the disability allowance payment do not lose their current level of payment when they choose to marry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41558/23]

Child Poverty

Neasa Hourigan

476. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether data is collected on rates of child poverty, particularly in areas of deprivation, as defined by Pobal, by his Department or any relevant bodies; the methods used; the subsets under which this data is collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41136/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Neasa Hourigan

539. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of CHOs currently prescribing suboxone to those experiencing opioid addiction; and the number of prescriptions prescribed in respect of each CHO in 2022, in tabular form. [41128/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Neasa Hourigan

540. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the number of CHOs currently prescribing methadone to those experiencing opioid addiction; and the number of prescriptions prescribed in respect of each CHO in 2022, in tabular form. [41129/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Neasa Hourigan

541. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans over the next three years to optimise accessibility to suboxone to those experiencing opioid addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41130/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Neasa Hourigan

542. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the CHOs that currently provide rapid access stabilisation units; his plans to provide future funding for such units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41131/23]

Legislative Measures

Neasa Hourigan

544. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41137/23]

Alcohol Advertising

Neasa Hourigan

545. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the data being collected on the effects of the marketing of zero-alcohol products with the same branding, logos and colours as their parent alcoholic counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41146/23]

Nursing Homes

Neasa Hourigan

599. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the engagements that he has had with the HSE CEO regarding the recent testimony by a safeguarding expert that they were instructed by senior HSE managers to halt an investigation into the possible sexual abuse of residents in a nursing-home associated with the 'Emily' case; what actions are being taken on foot of this testimony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41640/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Neasa Hourigan

612. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to support industry-led apprenticeships in hairdressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41144/23]

Further and Higher Education

Neasa Hourigan

616. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the policy concerning the use of the title 'Professor' by adjunct professors of university departments who are full-time public servants and not directly employed by the university; the policy concerning whether the title 'Professor' can be used by public servants outside their university roles on official documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41331/23]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

11. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the revised care plan for those seeking gender identity services, taking into account World Professional Association for Transgender Health, WPATH, standards of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40454/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Neasa Hourigan

40. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the increase in pensions and deferred pensions for members of the An Post superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39595/23]

Tax Code

Neasa Hourigan

173. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has any plans to review or revise the current deferred tax assets regime as it relates to large financial institutions with significant previous losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40468/23]

Tax Code

Neasa Hourigan

174. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department, as part of budget 2024, will present proposals to bring Ireland in line with the commitment to set a minimum effective corporate tax rate of 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40469/23]

Tax Code

Neasa Hourigan

175. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department, as part of developing budgetary proposals, has examined the potential of introducing a one-off corporate windfall tax or a wealth tax, as recommended by a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40470/23]

Tax Credits

Neasa Hourigan

176. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department, as part of developing budgetary proposals, has examined the potential introduction of a tax credit for trade union fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40471/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Neasa Hourigan

189. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to grant approval for the increase in pensions and deferred pensions for members of the An Post superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39596/23]

Redundancy Payments

Neasa Hourigan

224. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to strengthen enforcement mechanisms within existing redundancy laws to ensure they are adhered to by employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/23]

Redundancy Payments

Neasa Hourigan

225. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to increase the maximum weekly amount of €600 used to calculate statutory redundancy payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39624/23]

Employment Rights

Neasa Hourigan

226. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to increase the minimum length of notice a person is entitled to under the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973-2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39625/23]

Redundancy Payments

Neasa Hourigan

227. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to increase the period of consecutive days, which is currently 30 days, during which making redundant the relevant number of employees constitutes collective redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39626/23]

Local Authorities

Neasa Hourigan

403. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the role Chief Executive of Dublin City Council will be advertised by the Public Appointments Service; and when he expects a permanent replacement will be appointed to the role Chief Executive of Dublin City Council. [39536/23]

Local Authorities

Neasa Hourigan

404. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a permanent replacement for the role of Chief Executive of Dublin City Council was not selected prior to the departure of the permanent incumbent Chief Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39537/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Neasa Hourigan

653. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the reasons her Department chooses to means test the disability allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40564/23]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

721. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 12,483 non-coursing greyhounds born and registered with the Irish Coursing Club between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 that were registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland only.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39501/23]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

722. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds born and registered with the Irish Coursing Club between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022 that were registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland only. [39502/23]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

723. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds re-homed for each of the years 2018 to 2022, broken down by year of birth, in tabular form. [39503/23]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

724. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that participated in a least one official trial at an RCE-registered track, broken down by year of birth, for each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [39504/23]

Departmental Investigations

Neasa Hourigan

794. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether the full investigation report into the 'Brandon' case will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40608/23]

Nursing Homes

Neasa Hourigan

796. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagements he has had with the HSE CEO regarding the recent testimony by a safeguarding expert that they were instructed by senior HSE managers to halt an investigation into the possible sexual abuse of residents in a nursing-home associated with the 'Emily' case; what actions are being taken on foot of this testimony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39465/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Neasa Hourigan

841. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); his views on the challenges affecting the sustainability of the early years' sector outlined in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40156/23]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Neasa Hourigan

843. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied) on behalf of a charity; the engagements he has had with this charity in relation to its funding situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40195/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Neasa Hourigan

1024. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health whether the full investigation report into the handling of Covid-19 at a facility (details supplied) in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, in 2020 will be published; whether he has discussed this report with the HSE CEO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40607/23]

Health Service Executive

Neasa Hourigan

1042. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1154 of 21 March 2023, 597 of 25 April 2023 and 703 of 27 June 2023, if he will provide an update on the formation of the development team, announced by Cork HSE management in May 2022, tasked with conducting an options appraisal for the construction of a new ten-bed mental health rehabilitation/continuing care residential service in Midleton, County Cork; the names of HSE management staff who have been appointed to the team; the dates of any development team meetings held to date or engagements with the local authority; the details on the progress the development team has made on identifying a site for the service over the past fifteen months and on the acquisition of capital funding; to provide an update on the timeframe for the commencement and completion of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40721/23]

Mental Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

1043. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 719 of 17 May 2023, the length of time that the HSE plans to continue its use of a facility (details supplied) as a mental health facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40722/23]

Mental Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

1044. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1155 of 21 March 2023, the total cost of the HSE's use of a facility (details supplied) as a mental health facility since the property was first rented in April 2020 to 14 September 2023, in tabular form; and the cost of rent, cleaning fees, investment in the kitchen, insurance and any other costs covered by the HSE in respect of this property. [40723/23]

Health Service Executive

Neasa Hourigan

1045. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the exact requirements for the advertising of local recruitment competitions for HSE staff grade and senior grade psychology posts, such that they are compliant with the Commission for Public Service Appointments and the HSE's own recruitment protocols; the way these differ from other forms of psychology recruitment competitions run by the HSE for psychology posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40724/23]

Official Engagements

Neasa Hourigan

40. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements he has had with his UK counterparts in relation to the proposed development of the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea; if he engaged with them on the affect such fossil fuel expansion would have on their legally binding commitment to net zero; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38180/23]

Rail Network

Neasa Hourigan

304. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the opening of Kishoge train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38009/23]

Transport Policy

Neasa Hourigan

385. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce an offence to idle a car engine unnecessarily when stationary and/or to introduce a public awareness campaign to reduce idling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38700/23]

Tax Code

Neasa Hourigan

448. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the bike-to-work scheme to those who are self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37920/23]

Public Parks

Neasa Hourigan

525. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of Public Works plans to refurbish the vacant public toilets on Infirmary Road, Dublin 7 overlooking the children’s playground at the Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37911/23]

Departmental Meetings

Neasa Hourigan

526. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on engagements he has had with the Department of Justice in relation to the restoration of barrister fees under the criminal justice (legal aid) scheme following FEMPI cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37961/23]

Public Parks

Neasa Hourigan

529. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has given consideration to providing free, sports-equipment-sharing lockers in the Phoenix Park (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38130/23]

Departmental Policies

Neasa Hourigan

650. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the initiatives under her Department to assist schools in supporting sustainable practices, including but not limited to the re-homing of materials such as furniture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38181/23]